TRUESDAYS [SEPTEMBER 2]

This month’s TRUESDAYS is all about impact, collaboration, and women in business.
We’re teaming up with two incredible partners:

Marc Impact Programme: The Czech edition of an international acceleration programme for impact startups, social enterprises, NGO-founded ventures, and mission-driven founders who want to scale their business and impact. Led locally by Startup Kitchen, the programme offers tailored mentoring, expert-led workshops, and connections to investors and ecosystem partners. Applications for the 2025/26 cohort are now open – if you’re building something with a positive social or environmental impact in the Czech Republic, this is your chance to join.

Holky z byznysu: The largest Czech women-in-business community, bringing together over 45,000 women entrepreneurs, professionals, and freelancers. They help women start and grow their businesses through online courses, mentoring, networking, and inspiring events. Their mission is to empower women to build successful, fulfilling careers and companies, and to create a strong, supportive network that shares know-how and opportunities.

Join us for an evening where impact founders, investors, and ecosystem leaders meet and where meaningful connections turn into action.

📅 Program:

• 17:45 - Doors open
• 18:10 - Marc introduction (Startup Kitchen + Libor Podlaha, Social Banking, Česká spořitelna)
• 18:15 - 18:55 - Panel discussion by Holky z byznysu, led by co-founder Aneta Martinek:From Idea to Impact: How Czech Women Entrepreneurs Are Building Businesses That Matter
  (Inspiring journeys of women who have combined entrepreneurship with positive impact - from education and culture to health and family.)✨ Katerina Pecinova - founder of Discourse Hub, teaching confidence in English for 12+ years
  ✨ Kateřina Pavlíček - co-founder of Playhouse, marketer turned founder, helping brands grow
  ✨ Aneta Martinek - co-founder of #HolkyzMarketingu & #HolkyzByznysu, hosting the panel
• 18:55 - Open Mic: opportunity for impact startups/projects to briefly introduce themselves on stage
• 19:15 - Speed-dating: meet investors and mentors from our Marc Czechia programme one-on-one for 10 minutes each:This month you can meet: Michala Gregorová - Miton: Invests own capital in early-stage startups (pre-seed to Series A) across AI, Web3, e-commerce, and travel.**Andrew Grey **- Tilia Impact Ventures: Backs impact-driven startups in CEE with €300k - €1.5M investments into social and environmental solutions.Radoslav Čuha - PurposeTech: Supports founders in HealthTech, ClimateTech, and Future of Work with pre-seed tickets of $10k - $250k.Petra Cihlářová - JSK Investments: A Prague-based private equity and VC firm founded by Simona Kijonková and family, investing in innovative SMEs and tech companies with hands-on strategic support.Petr Kopeček - Seed Starter ČS[:](h